Members of the National Assembly will be given N70 billion out of the N500 billion palliative to cushion the effect of removal on subsidy on the lawmakers.
TheHintsNews reports that President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday wrote the House of Representatives to amend the 2022 supplementary Appropriation Act for subsidy palliatives.
However, at the resumed plenary on Thursday, the House passed and adopt the Bill for an Act to authorize the issuance of the sum of N500 billion from the 2022 supplementary appropriations of over N820 billion for the provisions of palliatives to Nigerians to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal.
The House passed the bill for both second and third reading.
The summary of the Bill shows that: “N185,236,937,815 to Ministry of Works and Housing to alleviate the impact of the severe flooding experienced in the country in 2022 on road infrastructure across the 6 geopolitical zones.
“N19,200,000,000 to Federal Ministry of Agriculture to ameliorate the massive destruction to farmlands across the country during the severe flooding experienced last year.
“N35 billion to National Judicial Council; N10 billion to Federal Capital Territory Administration for critical projects
“N70 billion to National Assembly to support the working conditions of new members.”